Concerns about wear time and cosmetic appeal can affect orthotic efficacy.
Day: October 25, 2012
Offloading Often Not Adequate in Custom-Made Footwear of Patients With Diabetes and Foot Deformity
Patients with diabetic neuropathy and foot deformity who wore custom-made footwear showed the highest offloading success rates at known high-risk locations, such as previous ulcer sites and in those with Charcot foot. However, the lowest success rates were found in…
High risk of PAD associated with diabetes
Smoking, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and type 2 diabetes were associated with a high risk of developing clinically significant peripheral artery disease among men, according to recent study results. Researchers followed 44,985 men in the US without a history of cardiovascular disease…